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NEWS DIGEST: Wednesday, December 17

10:42 AM GMT 17/12/2008

NEWS DIGEST: Wednesday, December 17

The forthcoming Neil Young 10-disc Archives retrospective is set to be “the most ambitious artist collection ever produced," according to a new promotional trailer.

The first volume of the anthology, which will be released in February, covers the first ten years of Shakey’s career, featuring 43 unreleased tracks, a 236-page hardbound book and the 1974 film A Journey Through the Past.

Neil Young Archives, Vol. 1: 1963-1972 will be released through Reprise in the US on February 24.

Watch the trailer HERE

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Chris Martin has revealed that Coldplay have split up at least six times on their current tour.

"We have split up on this tour. Every time we do, we get back together about 20 minutes later - we don't even have time to announce it,” Martin told the Mirror.

"How many times has it happened this tour? Probably six or seven… Each time we say, 'This is it! This is the last show!' But then you have a fun show and everyone shuts up.”

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Portishead have announced plans for a fourth album.

Producer and instrumentalist Geoff Barrow told the BBC that the band has finalised their ideas for the album and are now preparing to record and tour the material.

"When everyone's had a bit of a break, I think we're just going to plough onto it," he said. "I think we're kind of there now. We've sat down and we've talked about the direction and stuff like that… Everyone seems really positive about it. And I think everybody at some point wants to get back out on the road, because we didn't really do an awful lot of live stuff.”

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The Eagles have added two extra dates to their UK appearances next summer.

As part of their Long Road Out Of Eden world tour, the Californian country-rockers will play additional shows at Birmingham NIA on July 8 and Manchester MEN on July 12.

Tickets for the extras shows are on sale now.

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New York scuzz-punks, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, have released a Christmas song online for free.

The sleigh bell-heavy All I Want for Christmas is currently being streamed on the group's MySpace page. Have a listen HERE

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A blogger who leaked tracks from the new Guns N’ Roses album Chinese Democracy may face up to a year jail.

Kevin Cogill pleaded guilty to a federal copyright violation on Monday after being arrested for uploading nine of the album’s 14 songs at his home in Los Angeles in August 2008.

Although Cogill has not yet publicly stated how he received the tracks, his plea deal requires him to cooperate with investigators and could lead to a sentence of a year in federal prison, probation and a hefty fine.

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And finally…Happy Birthday Art Neville, who turns 71 today. Here he is getting down with The Meters as part of a Dr John live special from 1974.

Cian Traynor

Posted by Ross_Bennett at 10:42 AM GMT 17/12/2008

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Coldplay , Guns N' Roses , Neil Young , Portishead , Yeah Yeah Yeahs

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  • Amazon.com have this Neil Young collection priced at something like $323.99! Hasn't anyone told Mr. Young about the credit crunch?

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